Scott Wahlstrom
@scottwahlstrom.bsky.social
Massachusetts native, father, husband, grandfather. Public school science educator, mechanical engineer, sustainability/environmental management. Environmental protection advocate, hiking, backpacking, gardening, climate. WPI, FSU, Harvard.
A 50 year mortgage brings us back to the days where industrial workers paid their entire check for company housing and to the company store for food.
Capitalism seeks to take back everything from you.
This is not new. We’ve seen it before. #Union
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Capitalism seeks to take back everything from you.
This is not new. We’ve seen it before. #Union
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President Trump has proposed a 50-year mortgage. What that would mean for home buyers
President Trump has floated the idea of a 50-year mortgage to make home ownership more affordable. A Martinez talks with Wharton's Susan Wachter about the benefits and risks of the proposal.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A 50 year mortgage brings us back to the days where industrial workers paid their entire check for company housing and to the company store for food.
Capitalism seeks to take back everything from you.
This is not new. We’ve seen it before. #Union
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
Capitalism seeks to take back everything from you.
This is not new. We’ve seen it before. #Union
www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
Donald Trump trying to pressure other nations into buying American fossil fuels is amusing pathos.
The dike holding back renewables is leaking in 1000 places and Uncle Sam has run out of fingers and toes. China is bringing a backhoe.
The dike holding back renewables is leaking in 1000 places and Uncle Sam has run out of fingers and toes. China is bringing a backhoe.
Ethiopia last year banned the import of new gasoline-powered cars. Nepal reduced import duties on EVs so much that they are now cheaper than cars with internal combustion engines. Brazil raised tariffs on car imports to compel Chinese automakers to set up plants inside Brazil. Etc
A Flood of Green Tech From China Is Upending Global Climate Politics
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November 12, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Donald Trump trying to pressure other nations into buying American fossil fuels is amusing pathos.
The dike holding back renewables is leaking in 1000 places and Uncle Sam has run out of fingers and toes. China is bringing a backhoe.
The dike holding back renewables is leaking in 1000 places and Uncle Sam has run out of fingers and toes. China is bringing a backhoe.
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We haven’t been able to put a significant price on carbon. We can’t remove subsidies from fossil fuels. Do you think we’re going to add $1 trillion annual global expense for carbon removal?
We haven’t been able to put a significant price on carbon. We can’t remove subsidies from fossil fuels. Do you think we’re going to add $1 trillion annual global expense for carbon removal?
It might be true that the world needs to remove ten billion tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere every year but it’s never going to happen for many different reasons: technical, financial, social, environmental, governance, etc. If we don’t reduce CO₂ emissions, we’re screwed. That’s it.
Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says
10bn tonnes must be captured from the air every year to limit global heating to 1.7C, says Johan Rockström
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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We haven’t been able to put a significant price on carbon. We can’t remove subsidies from fossil fuels. Do you think we’re going to add $1 trillion annual global expense for carbon removal?
We haven’t been able to put a significant price on carbon. We can’t remove subsidies from fossil fuels. Do you think we’re going to add $1 trillion annual global expense for carbon removal?
It’s on! Central Massachusetts…
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
It’s on! Central Massachusetts…
If you’ve been leery about organized labor, this is your come to Jesus moment.
An economy run by billionaires will eat all of us alive.
An economy run by billionaires will eat all of us alive.
Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
November 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
If you’ve been leery about organized labor, this is your come to Jesus moment.
An economy run by billionaires will eat all of us alive.
An economy run by billionaires will eat all of us alive.
The Trump administration has finally found a way to bring down aviation emissions.
November 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The Trump administration has finally found a way to bring down aviation emissions.
“Trump’s plan would be like “sending lambs to the slaughter.””
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Trump Finally Reveals His Health Care Plan—and It’s Bad
Donald Trump should take his concepts of a plan back to the drawing board.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“Trump’s plan would be like “sending lambs to the slaughter.””
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WATCH: Barack Obama just surprised an entire aircraft full of veterans on Veterans Day.
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
WATCH: Barack Obama just surprised an entire aircraft full of veterans on Veterans Day.
The man is sociopath. All citizens are expendable as pawns in his power plays.
Democrats are going to have to come to terms with that and figure out how to effectively counter/use it against him.
For Trump, Nothing Was Off Limits During the Shutdown www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Democrats are going to have to come to terms with that and figure out how to effectively counter/use it against him.
For Trump, Nothing Was Off Limits During the Shutdown www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
For Trump, Nothing Was Off Limits During the Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The man is sociopath. All citizens are expendable as pawns in his power plays.
Democrats are going to have to come to terms with that and figure out how to effectively counter/use it against him.
For Trump, Nothing Was Off Limits During the Shutdown www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Democrats are going to have to come to terms with that and figure out how to effectively counter/use it against him.
For Trump, Nothing Was Off Limits During the Shutdown www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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No one’s feelings are wrong. That’s not my point. We’re in a real battle, against a corrupt and malevolent foe, with huge stakes. We must win.
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
No one’s feelings are wrong. That’s not my point. We’re in a real battle, against a corrupt and malevolent foe, with huge stakes. We must win.
So let me get this straight. The administration severely limits subsidies for the ACA and is making certain that medical debt ruins your credit.
A new Trump administration rule issued late last month would override state laws that prevent consumers’ credit reports from including medical debt, potentially weakening financial protections for millions of Americans. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/10/r...
New Trump administration rule would override state medical debt protections • Ohio Capital Journal
A new Trump administration rule issued late last month would override state laws that prevent consumers’ credit reports from including medical debt, potentially weakening financial protections for…
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November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
So let me get this straight. The administration severely limits subsidies for the ACA and is making certain that medical debt ruins your credit.
Arguably, a modest restriction in air travel, push them over the edge.
#TheEmissionsMustGoOn
#TheEmissionsMustGoOn
8 Senate Democrats sided with Trump and Republican fascists in throwing 15 million Americans off Medicaid and Obamacare:
Dick Durbin (IL), Maggie Hassan (NH), Tim Kaine (VA), Angus King (I-ME), Cortez Masto (NV), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Jacky Rosen (NV), John Fetterman (PA).
Dick Durbin (IL), Maggie Hassan (NH), Tim Kaine (VA), Angus King (I-ME), Cortez Masto (NV), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Jacky Rosen (NV), John Fetterman (PA).
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Arguably, a modest restriction in air travel, push them over the edge.
#TheEmissionsMustGoOn
#TheEmissionsMustGoOn
And the only balance budget during my lifetime.
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
And the only balance budget during my lifetime.
Hard at work assuring public safety in DC.
November 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Hard at work assuring public safety in DC.
Nature needs rights.
Official data from government of British Columbia, along with satellite monitoring, backs claims that a Canadian subsidiary owned by Drax sourced 250-year-old trees to manufacture biomass pellets as recently as this year
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Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
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November 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Nature needs rights.
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A high-resolution digital map allows people to plan their routes along the ancient roads of the Roman Empire
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go.nature.com/4nHZmoM
‘Google Maps’ for Roman roads reveals vast extent of ancient network
Nature - A high-resolution digital map nearly doubles the known length of the ancient road network.
go.nature.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Oil producing nations have loosened the spigots, depressing prices for gasoline, yet their market. share keeps eroding.
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Oil producing nations have loosened the spigots, depressing prices for gasoline, yet their market. share keeps eroding.
No words…
"COP28 has become a shameless exercise in the fight against climate change. But can we afford to walk out?" | My op-ed in @latimes.com (via @yahoonews.com) w/ Susan Joy Hassol from 2 years ago remains highly relevant as #COP30 gets underway in Belém (Brazil): www.yahoo.com/news/opinion...
Opinion: COP28 has become a shameless exercise in the fight against climate change. But can we afford to walk out?
It's tempting to abandon the yearly climate conference when an oil executive is in charge and countries are clinging to fossil fuels. But the world doesn't have that luxury.
www.yahoo.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
No words…
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Three children were killed by lawn darts in the 70’s and they were banned in the US.
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Three children were killed by lawn darts in the 70’s and they were banned in the US.
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
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People are going to be pissed off when they are stranded or delayed somewhere over the holidays.
I wonder how this will affect sports teams moving around the country.
We didn't have these issues when Biden was in office and Pete Buttigieg was Secretary of Transportation. 🤔
I wonder how this will affect sports teams moving around the country.
We didn't have these issues when Biden was in office and Pete Buttigieg was Secretary of Transportation. 🤔
November 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
People are going to be pissed off when they are stranded or delayed somewhere over the holidays.
I wonder how this will affect sports teams moving around the country.
We didn't have these issues when Biden was in office and Pete Buttigieg was Secretary of Transportation. 🤔
I wonder how this will affect sports teams moving around the country.
We didn't have these issues when Biden was in office and Pete Buttigieg was Secretary of Transportation. 🤔
Happily traveling by train today…
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Happily traveling by train today…
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”Despite 30 years of UN climate summits, about half of the carbon dioxide accumulated in the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution has been emitted since 1990.”
#COP30 @joellegergis.bsky.social
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#COP30 @joellegergis.bsky.social
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Net zero is an insidious loophole that distracts from the scientific imperative to eliminate fossil fuels | Joëlle Gergis
History tells us that polite incrementalism and political kowtowing will prevail at Cop30 – even as catastrophe unfolds around us
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November 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
”Despite 30 years of UN climate summits, about half of the carbon dioxide accumulated in the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution has been emitted since 1990.”
#COP30 @joellegergis.bsky.social
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#COP30 @joellegergis.bsky.social
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Brother Warnock lays it plain.
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Brother Warnock lays it plain.
The Democratic to do list needs to include breaking up media conglomerates.
Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Paramount Has Blacklist for Stars Deemed “Overtly Antisemitic” — World of Reel
It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won’t be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.
www.worldofreel.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The Democratic to do list needs to include breaking up media conglomerates.
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Enel North America completes GulfStar, its largest power plant in the US
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Enel North America completes GulfStar, its largest power plant in the US
Enel North America has completed its largest power plant in the United States with the start of operations of the 556-megawatt (MWdc) GulfStar solar plant in Wharton County, Texas....
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November 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Enel North America completes GulfStar, its largest power plant in the US
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/pv_solar/ene...
www.renewableenergymagazine.com/pv_solar/ene...